Isaiah 9:2-3 "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as...
Pray for single, widowed, and divorced women who have accepted Christ and would like to marry. Many women long to be married, but may not know any single Christian men. Many times, men do not wish to marry a woman who already has children. Pray...
The Wodaabe value beauty above all things and will go to great links to attain desirable attributes such as white eyes and white teeth. Many Wodaabe believe that the egret has supernatural powers. The Wodaabe will catch egrets and cut off the neck and cheeks...
Praise God for what he is doing among the Hausa people in Niger. Historically, Hausa people have not been receptive to the Gospel. Praise God that many discovery Bible groups have begun among the Hausa people and new people are being baptized each week. Pray...
Pray for families throughout Niger who are overwhelmed by evil spirits and demonic strongholds which have been passed down from generation to generation. Pray that as new believers accept Christ, they would reject the dark practices of their past and choose to walk in the...
When it is time for a Wodaabe woman to give birth, all the older women of the village will gather in the house to await the news of the baby’s gender. If the baby is a girl, women will reserve the daughter to marry their...
Currently, the legal marriageable age in Niger is 18 for girls, and yet according to UNICEF, Niger has the highest prevalence rate of child marriage in the world. Approximately 76% of girls are married before the age of 18 and 28% marry before they are 15 years old. Pray for workers...
The Wodaabé place a high value on physical beauty and believe themselves to be attractive people. The highest priority for Wodaabé parents is to have pretty children. In some cases, a man who is not considered to be attractive will share his wife with another...
According to joshuaproject.net, there are 13,598,000 Hausa living in Niger, and only 1.6% of them are evangelical Christians. Hausa beliefs are typically Islam intermingled with animism. They believe in spirits and participate in traditional rituals including sacrificial offerings to the spirits and to the spirit...
The Fulani people are cattle herders. It is commonly known that they love their cows more than their family. If it came between their wife or child eating, or taking medicine, or their cow, the favor will always fall to the cow. Pray that they...